Make & Play: Heroic Toymakers
Some toys are not just playthings. Some toys have a story of their own and reflect the journey of their maker.
In this Make & Play: Heroic Toymakers session, young ones will learn about one such toy collection at MINT Museum of Toys – the Door of Hope dolls collection. They will hear the touching tale of how destitute girls adopted by the Door of Hope missionary in Shanghai learnt to make dolls, so that they could survive in a largely patriarchal society in 1920s China.
Children will also become toymakers themselves in a hands-on workshop activity. They will learn about Pebblechild, a dollmaker that empowers Bangladeshi women by employing them to make crocheted dolls. Children will receive a Pebblechild doll and DIY materials for them to decorate and dress up their doll. By putting the final touches onto the doll to make it their own, they will get to be part of the heroic toymaking process too!
Workshop dates: 7, 14, 21 & 28 October 2018.
Admission charges: $74.90/pax. Email info@emint.com to register and reserve a slot.